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U.S. MED SCHOOLS THINK DIVERSITY MEANS MAKING SURE 1 OUT OF EVERY 1,500* STUDENTS IS BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN.

WE DISAGREE.

In 1978, there were 542 black male matriculants to U.S. medical schools. In 2014 there were 515. Yet, somehow, through a severe case of cognitive dissonance, the AAMC thinks they’ve made huge strides in correcting their lack of diversity. That makes sense if you think “huge strides” means “made things significantly worse.”

If you agree, email your elected representative and tell them you think being black shouldn’t stop someone from wearing a white coat.

IF THEY APPLIED TODAY, MOST U.S. MEDICAL SCHOOL DEANS WOULDN’T HAVE THE GRADES TO GET INTO THE SCHOOLS THEY RUN.

DID WE JUST MAKE IT WEIRD?

At the turn of the century, admissions requirements were pretty basic. Today, they include culturally biased MCAT scores, statistically irrelevant GPA metrics, a glut of recommendation letters, and a background check that would make a Secret Service Agent nervous.

We think these deans should be just as qualified as the students they admit. If you agree, pick a school and send their Dean an email politely asking him or her to retake the MCAT.

RICH STUDENTS AND U.S. MED SCHOOLS ARE BASICALLY BFFS.

SERIOUSLY.

60% of U.S. medical schools come from the top 20% of income earners. Only 3% come from families in the bottom 10%. We don’t know about you, but we don’t think only trust fund babies should grow up to be physicians.

If you happen to be in that bottom 10%, find out how to improve your chances of getting into a U.S. medical school.

IGNORING PROBLEMS MAKES THEM GO AWAY, RIGHT?

Communities are suffering from a lack of primary care physicians. One would think U.S. med schools would urge their graduates to help solve with this crisis. One would be painfully wrong. Guess how many graduates of NYU School of Medicine went into primary care last year?

MOST DEANS OF MEDICINE MAKE MORE THAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

NO WONDER THEIR TUITION IS SO DARN HIGH.

It costs an average of $200,000 to go to a private U.S. med school. That’s not even half of what the average dean of medicine makes—some make more than $3 million a year. It doesn’t make them greedy, but it does make them hypocrites for suggesting that foreign or for-profit medical schools are the only ones turning a profit—despite having a significantly lower average tuition.

If you think that U.S. med school tuition is too darn high, consider asking those well-paid deans if they could spare 5 bucks for a disadvantaged student.

U.S. MED SCHOOLS WOULD RATHER HOSPITALS SHUT DOWN THAN PAY FOR CLINICAL ROTATIONS SLOTS.

WELL, WHO NEEDS HOSPITALS ANYWAY?

If you hear them tell it, U.S. med schools don’t believe in paying for clinical rotations, and think that no one else should either—even if the hospital needs those funds to, you know, continue being a hospital. Foreign medical schools have long helped those hospitals keep their doors open by offering to pay for any available rotation slots.

Since it’s beneath them to pay a hospital for a clinical rotation, click here to request a donation from a U.S. medical school on behalf of a hospital. Let’s hope charity isn’t beneath them, too.

FOREIGN AND U.S. MED SCHOOL GRADUATES PROVIDE THE SAME QUALITY OF CARE.

WHOOPS. WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE A SECRET?

Foreign medical school graduates have gone on to reach the highest echelons of the medical profession, except for Surgeon General. To be fair, we’ve only had, like, 50 of those. U.S. med schools constantly claim that they graduate more competent physicians, they have yet to provide any evidence and ignore all evidence to the contrary. Remind us, what’s it called when someone says something that clearly isn’t rooted in reality? Oh right, it’s called a lie.

Almost all of us believed in the virtue and morality of the U.S. medical education system. We never considered that greed and bias would corrupt the institutions we rely on to maintain said virtue and morality. It’s time for us to ask the men and women who are preventing the underprivileged from becoming physicians, “wtf are you doing?”

I’ve learned a lot from Med Reform and found out most deans would be rejected by the schools they represent. I invite you to refute this claim by retaking the MCAT and releasing a copy of your transcripts.

Did you know U.S. medical school tuition rates are rising while the average net income for primary care physicians is decreasing? Bet you know most deans benefit from those exorbitant costs, but you’re different, right?

Med Reform is spreading the word and has made it easy for you to donate. Do your part to help qualified students that still want to become doctors, even though they’ll be in debt forever.